women films

“The Age of Adaline” and “Misery Loves Comedy” also open April 24. Then on Wednesday comes “Iris,” Albert Maysles’ tribute to New York fashion icon Iris Apfel, now in her 90s and still a leading style influencer.

April 4 brings a bundle of openings: Scarlett Johansson in “Under the Skin” and Gina Carrano starring in “In the Blood.” “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden” is another island thriller; and it’s all true.

While this movie offers a companion’s intimate view of one woman, “Beauty and the Breast” looks at the disease in a spectrum of women. Elsewhere, don’t miss Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” tethered to George Clooney for life support.

The films are being aired to celebrate Title IX’s anniversary. Other July releases to watch out for include a revealing documentary on the relationship between women and firearms and the gripping drama “The Hunt.”

Opening June 14, this narrative film by Sofia Coppola and the documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom” both highlight the potential ramifications on those in the celebrity spotlight in the United States.

In addition to the quirky Danish romcom, there are plenty of other box-office temptations. “Desperate Acts of Magic” is every witty, “What Maisie Knew” is poignant and “The Attack” is the harrowing story of an Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv.

“The Big Fix,” an angry documentary about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, kicks off the new releases. “Hyde Park on Hudson” follows a few days later, offering a look at the female-dominated private life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Three superb features are coming your way this month: “2 Days in NY,” “Chicken With Plums” and “The Loneliest Planet.” Four amazing documentaries include “Dreams of a Life,” about an isolated woman found long dead in a London apartment.

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